QuantumScape (QS) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
QuantumScape (QS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 37.41% for Q1 2026, up 433.0% year-over-year from 7.02% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 37.39% in Q4 2025.
QuantumScape (QS) has 7 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 37.41% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 433.0% year-over-year to 37.41% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 37.41% (up 433.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 37.7%, up 129.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed held at 37.41% in Q1 2026 per QS's latest filing, from 37.39% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.7% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 43.45% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 36.24% (2024), against an average of 34.08%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1615 bps; it then jumped 523 bps in 2025.
- Tracing QS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 28.76% in 2022, then retreated by 13 bps to 32.44% in 2023, then slumped by 31 bps to 42.62% in 2024, then gained by 12 bps to 37.39% in 2025, then slipped by 0 bps to 37.41% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest QS Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 37.41% (Q1 2026), 37.39% (Q4 2025), and 40.64% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 77.46 Bn | 77.21 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 47.39% |
| 2 | Autozone | 56.88 Bn | 56.59 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 34.99% |
| 3 | Genuine Parts | 13.45 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 8.77% |
| 4 | Modine Manufacturing | 13.16 Bn | 13.07 Bn | 186.10 Mn | 17.03% |
| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.07 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 677.00 Mn | 6.02% |
| 6 | Aptiv | 11.89 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 920.00 Mn | 5.79% |
| 7 | Magna International | 10.79 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 18.41% |
| 8 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 9.02 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 406.00 Mn | 13.44% |
| 9 | Autoliv | 9.01 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 526.00 Mn | 22.07% |
| 10 | QuantumScape | 5.11 Bn | 4.21 Bn | - | -37.41% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -37.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -37.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -40.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -43.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -41.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -42.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -40.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -38.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -36.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -32.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -33.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -35.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -31.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -28.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -24.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -19.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -15.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.40% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -8.77% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -12.72% |